Also Known As:
Chiquito, Tarapecosi, Tao, Chikitano, Besïro, Chiquit(an)o
Dialects & Varieties
- Concepción
- Churapa
- Tao
- Besïro
- Sansimoniano
- San Javier
- San Miguel
- Santiago
South America
Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.
Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
47,080
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Location and Context
Countries
Bolivia and Brazil
Location Description
Bolivia: Department of Santa Cruz, provinces of Nuflo de Chavez, Velasco, Chiquitos, Angel Sandoval and German Busch. Brazil: Mato Grosso State, border area with Bolivia, municipalities of Vila Bela, Caceres, and Porto Espiridiao.
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
Este artículo forma parte del tercer tomo de Lenguas de Bolivia: Oriente.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Chiquitano language
Monkox Besïro (Chiquitano) talking dictionary (audio recordings) from Living Tongues Institute for E